Bezzera Crema DE HX Espresso Machine
Overview
The Bezzera Crema DE PID features the classic Bezzera stainless steel body enameled with a beautiful white paint. The wooden knobs add a nice complimentary touch to the white panel, which will enhance your home espresso bar with some flair and beauty. Furthermore, if you plan on entertaining a small group with espressos, cappuccinos, coffee, and tea, then this might be the perfect espresso machine for you! The Bezzera Crema DE PID houses a powerful and dependable vibration pump and a PID controller for thermal stability and programming of the temperature as great as some of Bezzera's professional espresso machines.
Features
Heat exchange boiler system:
- Copper – The boiler is made of solid copper and brass end plates retain heat better than stainless steel. Typically, copper boilers are more susceptible to limescale when you compare to stainless steel boilers. Therefore, we highly recommend using a water softener like the V725 or the Oscar90.
- Pull a shot & steam milk at the same time – Because of the heat exchange design, espresso making and on-demand steam is always readily available after a 20-30 minute warm up. Hence, there is no wait time going from coffee to steam mode.
- Boiler sensor low water auto-shutoff – Prevents burning out the heating element when the water level in boiler or the reservoir is low. The boiler has both a low water and high water level sensor. Distilled, purified, NOR reverse osmosis water can be used in this machine because of these sensors will not pick up the water level, and the machine will pump water and overfill the internal boiler (creating a massive leak).
Tank/reservoir system:
- Particle filter – Protects the machine from any large particles from entering the pump, valves, and the boiler. You can remove this filter if you are installing an inline water softener.
- Automatic boiler refill circuitry makes sure when the water level drops in the copper boiler, the pump is activated along with the opening of the boiler refill valve to refill the boiler with water from the tank/reservoir.
- Water reservoir’s low water shutoff – The water tank sits on a spring-activated plate which depresses the switch under the plate. Once the water is low in the reservoir, the springs raise the reservoir and plate, and the tank micro-switch turns off power to the heating element in the boiler, as well as turn on the low water indicator on the front panel.
Electronic push button settings:
- 2 programmable dose setting – Left and and middle dosage buttons can be programmed to measure the amount of water through the grouphead and then automatically stop the pump.
- Manual continuous coffee brewing – Use the third (or right) push-button to start and stop the espresso extraction manually.
Vibratory pump:
- Efficient – 41 watts (manufacturer can change), rated up to 15 bar with air valve bypass. You only need 9 bar to extract perfect espresso, and wattage has no correlation to longevity.
- Cost-effective – Pumps will degrade in performance over time and usually average useful life is 5 years. Easy area to self-replace. Replacing a vibration pump will cost less than a rotary vane pump.
Steam wand:
- Multi-directional – Allows for more movement and flexibility.
- Protection: Steam wand has an external rubber grip that protects your fingers when handling the steam wand.
- Non-burn steam wand: Steam wand designed for no-burn for quick handling and movement. If the and needs to be held for more than a few seconds while steaming, then use the protective grip.
PID display:
- PID temperature programming – Allows you to easily program the boiler temperature for different coffee blends. Moreover, the PID replaces the normal pressure switch. You can adjust the boiler temperature from 80 C ° to 100 C °.
Accessories included:
- Dual spout filter handle – 58mm in diameter with a wooden handle.
- 1-cup filter basket – Holds ~7g of coffee grounds.
- 2-cup filter basket – Holds ~14g of coffee grounds.
- Blind filter basket – Meant for backflushing at 58mm in diameter.
- Plastic tamper – Common for most espresso machines to keep the overall selling price of machine low. We recommend upgrading to a better 58mm tamper. Check out two of them below!
- Plastic scoop – Utilized for using pre-ground coffee.
- OPV catch pipe – For the spout to the drip tray.
- Cleaning brush – For cleaning the grouphead.
- Instructional manual in English.
Construction:
- Front Body Panel – Stainless steel polished to a mirror finish.
- Side/Back Panel – Stainless steel painted white. Includes a Bezzera emblem on the back.
- Steam handle can be locked in the up position to free up hands.
- Joystick valves for steam and hot water.
- Solid brass grouphead with chrome plating for a lasting finish.
Specifications
| Brand | Bezzera |
|---|---|
| Height (inches) | 15, approximate |
| Width (inches) | 10, approximate |
| Depth (inches) | 18, approximate |
| Weight (pounds) | 41, approximate |
| Wattage (watts) | 1200 |
| Voltage (volts) | 110 |
| Boiler Type | Heat Exchanger |
| Boiler capacity (liters) | 1.5 |
| Tank capacity (liters) | 3 |
| Portafilter size (mm) | 58 |
| Country of manufacture | Milan, Italy |
| E61 Grouphead | No |
| Operation | Electronic |
| PID Control | Yes |
| Water Connection | Tank / Reservoir |
Notes
General Espresso Machine Notes/Warnings:
- Upon first use (tank/reservoir models): On the initial start-up (or after a long period of non-use), it is important to make sure the pump is removing water from the tank. When the machine is powered on, you will hear the pump running. After 5 seconds, squeeze the in-line hose in the tank (usually the longest hose, has a particle filter attached). if you hear a different sound, this means the pump is working correctly. If not, immediately power down the machine and contact us. For more information, visit this page General Manual Pump Priming.
- Electrical: To avoid electrical damage to this espresso machine which is not considered a manufacturer’s defect, please acquire and install a single-outlet surge suppressor rated at 1080 joules or higher. Without the recommended surge suppressor, the espresso machine can be damaged at the power switch, the electronics, the heating element, the pressurstat, or the wiring inside. For more information, visit this page Power Protection.
- Water: To increase the useful life and not damage your espresso machine, please use softened water. Softened water is water without calcium and magnesium, but still has other minerals for espresso extraction. Do not use distilled, purified, or reverse osmosis water as these types of water create oxidation with the metals and cause the same damaging effects as limescale. For more information, visit this page Water Choice.
- Descaling: We do not recommend descaling unless there is an issue with the espresso machine. Too much descaling can eat away at the metals and gaskets inside an espresso machine. As a preventative measure, we recommend using softened water as explained in the bullet point above.
- Backflushing: This procedure of cleaning the grouphead will need to be performed from time to time. For more information, visit this page Espresso Machine Backflush – Why 50?
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